[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #17301: [PHOENIXVR] Louvre: The Final Curse (Italian 2-CD) fails to launch with "Not an NE executable!"

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#17301: [PHOENIXVR] Louvre: The Final Curse (Italian 2-CD) fails to launch with
"Not an NE executable!"
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Reporter:  ARibecaJob  |      Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
Priority:  normal      |  Component:  Engine: PhoenixVR
 Version:              |   Keywords:
    Game:              |
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 When attempting to run the Italian 2-CD release of The Messenger / Louvre:
 The Final Curse, ScummVM successfully detects the game (messenger-cd-it),
 but at launch it reports:

 User picked target 'messenger-cd-it' (engine ID 'phoenixvr', game ID
 'messenger')...
 Running The Messenger/Louvre: The Final Curse (Retail
 version/Windows/Italian)
 cd1/Data/FinLouvre1.vr: 09a370e22fa665f8b974d68fd0d1cd19, 16245 bytes.
 cd1/Data/Script.pak: 631d8d5f1bb0c691b6be02ae9aaca8cd, 54902 bytes.
 cd1/Data/interface.vr: 2ac7f6bd19fb06975977da260ffcebf8, 196425 bytes.
 cd2/Data/Script2.pak: 3d0f268b184488f881a0836c1a800b4d, 82061 bytes.
 script.pak: 0c9c4b2bfa3b1399b89f6b62063a2e80, 210 bytes.
 textes.txt: f5413303f497190811a703669bf75cef, 5664 bytes.
 Not an NE executable!
 pauseEngineIntern 1
 Debugger started, type 'exit' to return to the game.
 Type 'help' to see a little list of commands and variables.
 Type 'clear' or 'cls' to clear the debugger's output.
 ERROR: Not an NE executable!

 It happens on Win11 with ScummVM 2026.3.1git32041-g58fd2a74144 (Oct  6
 2026 04:27:40

 The following files are on CD1 folder:
 Autorun.inf
 Data
 DirectX
 First.exe
 Install
 Install.EXE
 Install.ini

 On Cd2 folder only subfodler Data is present.
 If helpful, these here are the MD5 hashes:

 4094768b70b0f4b51ebcb6fe303a38f7 *First.exe (31770 bytes)
 7d94489531ab7afba5e1815a5ecbc787 *Install.EXE (150424 bytes)
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